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The Good Earth

From dgreenwood — Blog by Dee Greenwood

March 12, 2009

At Just Food's CSA in NYC conference last Sunday Cheryl Rogowski, the famous black dirt onion farmer, spoke of the soil: of it being an integral part of who she is. It’s in the air she breathes, supports her body in space, provides sustenance. She spoke of her love of digging in it and watching things grow strong, herself included. She quoted someone (I didn’t quite get the reference) who said that the main problem with New Yorkers is they do not have that connection to the soil - that we live in concrete and are thus deprived of its magical properties.

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Dusting off the crockpot

From dgreenwood — Blog by Dee Greenwood

February 11, 2009

Yesterday was Mom’s birthday and we had plans - a movie at 3:30, then back to my apartment for dinner and another movie at home (she had received “The Dark Knight” but wanted to watch it on a larger screen than her TV.) Given the activities, plus knowing I had to clean the house for her visit (she is allergic to cats and I have 2) I realized I had to cook in advance. My eye traveled up the shelves and lit on the crockpot. I don’t use it very often but thought this a perfect excuse.

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Winter bread-making

From dgreenwood — Blog by Dee Greenwood

January 14, 2009

I just fed a sourdough starter which has been resting in the fridge for weeks. One more feeding and it should be ready to use. I made a dark bread over the weekend, but wasn’t entirely happy with the result. Am still making adjustments to old recipes in order to use sourdough starter rather than yeast. We haven’t bought a commercial loaf of bread in months! And it really doesn’t take a lot of time if you use a KitchenAid (or processor) to do the heavy work.

At any rate, I am planning to make whole wheat blueberry muffins using a cup of starter as well as a whole grain bread dough. I find bread making to be a soothing activity in the winter. And by hand kneading the dough it qualifies as exercise when it is too cold to be outdoors.

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